Device for displaying color component and for changing the color at will



Aug. 12, 1952 B. LAMBERGER 2,606,373

DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING COLOR COMPONENT AND FOR CHANGING THE COLOR AT WILL Filed Dec. 15, 1948 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 54 10 25 14 A 57 z 24 3 27 L g 14 =5 L 24 57 5 l 5'0 12 .1 a4, as 2/5 E 5.6 I E I i {1 L .3;; (II\/0 12 w f 4 Z9 Z5 61.05 a/Jc INVENTOR. fifiu/va [AMBERGER BY Aug. 12, 1952 B. LAMBERGER 2,605,373

DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING COLOR COMPONENT AND FOR CHANGING THE COLOR AT WILL Filed Dec. 15, 1948 s Sheets-Sheet 2 6755M DISC IINVENTOR. b law/v0 ZAMBEKEEE BY #50 0 50 ,2 Wdw Arrom/E/r 1952 B. LAMBERGER DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING COLOR COMPONENT AND FOR CHANGING THE COLOR AT WILL Filed Dec. 15, 1948 Sheets-Sheet 3 BLUE 0/ a RED 013C 6Eew u 1 6'6 67 65 L:- 53 l 52 I 55' 56 i 65 g M m Maw Patented Aug. 12, 1952 DEVICE FOR. DISPLAYING COLOR COMPO- NENT AND FOR CHANGING. THE COLOR AT WILL.

Bruno Laniberger, New York, N. Y. Application December 15, 1948, Serial No. 65,376

3 Claims. (01. 35-283) This invention relates to devices for visually displaying the component of a plurality of colors or shades and the invention has particular reference to an improved device for changing the color or shade at will and in rapid succession if desired.

The invention comprehends a device consisting of a plurality of discs of different colors or shades or having sectors of different colors or shades which discs are mounted on a shaft for turning movement and are adapted to be arranged to dispose portions of the discs outermostwhereby turning of the discs will present a visual display of the component of the colors or shades of the outermost portions of the discs.

An object of the invention is toprovide a device of said character having means for relative adjustment of the discs on the shaft during rotation thereof so as to present relative portions thereof to view to thereby permit of the changing of the visual component color or shade of the portions of the discs arranged outermost without stopping rotation of the discs.

Another object of the inventionis the'provision of means for setting the discs in any desired adjusted relation on the shaft during rotation thereof. I

Still another object of the invention is the provision of a device of said character in which the discs are provided with stop means for limiting the relative movement of any one of the discs with reference to a disc adjacent thereto to retain the several discs in assembled relation.

Still another object of the invention is the provision of resilient tongues for arresting the rotation of any one of the discs for disposing the same in relative adjusted relation on the shaft.

With the foregoing and other objects in View, reference is now made to the following specification and accompanying drawings in which the preferred embodiments of the invention are illustrated. I

In the drawings: I

'Fig. 1 is a top plan view of a device for displaying the component of a plurality of colors or shades on the faces of discs mounted for rotation and constructed in accordance with the invention.

Fig. 2 is a view inside elevation thereof.

Fig. 3 is a rear view of the assembled discs.

Fig; 4 is a front view of one of the discs.

Fig. 5 is a front view of the assembled discs.

Fig. dis a top plan view of a modified form of device for displaying the component of a plurality of colors or shades on the faces of discs mounted for rotation and constructed in accordance with the invention.

. 2 Fig. 7 is a vertical sectional view taken .approximately on line 1-! of Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a vertical sectional view taken approximately on line 8-8 of Fig. 6.

Fig. 9 is a rear view of one of the discs.

Fig. 10 is a side view thereof.

Fig. '11 is a rear view of the assembled discs;

Referring to the drawings by characters of reference, and more particularly to the form of the invention illustrated in Figs. 1 to 5 inclusive, the device consists of a plurality of discs, three being shown in the present embodiment indicated by the reference characters III, II and I2 respectively which are provided with any desired color or shade on the outer face thereof such as blue, green and red respectively as indicated in the drawings.

The discs are centrally apertured as at I3 and are mounted on a shaft I 4 for rotation therewith by frictional engagement with the shaft but which permits of the relative movement of the discs with respect to the shaft and to each other. The discs may constitute a complete annulus or as illustrated each of the discs may have a nar-, row sector removed to provide an opening I 5 which extends from the outer periphery of the central opening I3. As illustrated, the opening I 5 in the disc I0 is defined by the leading edge I6 and the trailing edge I! thereof, while in disc II the said opening I5 is defined by the leading edge I8 and the trailing edge I9 thereof and in the disc I2 the same is defined by the leading edge '20 and the trailing edge ZI thereof.

The discs are mounted on the shaft I4 so as to dispose a portion of the forward colored face of each of the discs outwardly as shown in Fig. 5 of the drawings. As illustrated substantially equal arcuate sectors of the discs are shown outermost but it is to be understood that the discs may be rotated on the shaft to dispose outermost any desired arcuate portion of the discs respectively. In Fig. 5 of the drawings an arcuate sector of the blue disc I0 is arranged outermost and extends from the leading edge I6 thereof to-the leading edge 20 of the red disc I2. A substantially equal'arcuate sector of' the green discII is arranged outermost which extends from the leading edge I8 thereof to the leading edge I6 of theblue disc III, while a substantially equal arcuate sector of the red disc I2 is also arranged outermost which extends from the leading edge 20 thereof to the leading edge I8 of the green disc I I. The discs are so arranged on the shaft that the green disc II and the red disc I2 protrude through the sector opening I5 between the leading edge I6 and the trailing edge I! of the blue disc I0. Approximately therefrom the blue ing of the discs respectively on the shaft with' reference to each other so as to vary the relative portions of the discs disposed outermost.

The shaft !4 is journaledfor rotation'in' a bearing in theupper end of a pedestal 23 with the inner end of the shaft protruding through.

the bearing and provided with a'pulleywheel. 24

over which is trained a belt 25 which operates about a relatively smaller pulley 28 mounted on forwardly extendingresilient thin springIfingers 3| which are located in longitudinally spaced re lation along said arm and project forwardly from the forward edge thereof. The fingers 3! correspondin number tothe number of discs and are slidably arranged in openings in the arm 39 for movement to project the outer ends thereof into intercepting relation with rearwardly extending projections 34 secured to the discs adjacent their trailing edges respectively and which are arranged'inradial distances from thecenter of the shaft corresponding to the spacing of the fingers 31 The fingers 3! are normally disposed in retracted relation by means of springs 35 secured to the armand engaging the fingers adjacent the enlarged heads thereof which head are adapted to be manually grasped for projecting the fingers inwardly against the tension of said springs. The arm 30 is pivoted to the pedestal 23 onpivotal connection 3'! to permit of swinging of the arm into parallel relation with the discs-to'an out-of-the-way position at the rear thereof. A

In the form of the invention illustrated in Figs. 6 to 11 of the drawings, the device consists of a plurality of discs, threebeing shown in the embodiment illustrated which are respectively indicated by the reference characters 38, 39 and 4-6 and which are provided on the forward faces thereof with any desired color or shade such as blue, green and red 'as illustrated in the drawings.

The discs are centrally apertured as at 4| and 'are mounted on a sleeve 42 through which extends a fixed shaft 43 for rotatably mounting the sleeve thereon. The discs, have frictional -en'- I tral aperture 4! to the periphery thereof; The

portion of the disc 360 degrees from the edge 44 is disposed slightly rearwardly of the said edge portion and continues in the form of a spiral portion which decreases in width to the inner end 48 thereof.

The discs are mounted on the sleeve 42 so as to dispose a portion of the forward colored face of each of the discs outwardly as illustrated in Fig. 5 in connection with the previous form of the invention. While approximately equal arcuate sectors of the discs are shown, ity is to be understood that the. discs maybe rotated on the sleeve to dispose any desired portions of the discs outermost. As illustrated in Fig. 11 in which substantially equal sectors of the discs are arranged outermost; the green disc and the red disc protrudethrou'gh the. space between the edge portion 44 of the blue disc and the spiral portion 48 thereof; Approximately 120 degrees therefrom the red disc. and the blue disc protrude through the space between the edge portion 44 of the green disc and the spiral portion 4'! thereof, while 120 degrees therefrom the blue disc and the green disc protrude through the space between the edge portion 44 of the red disc and the spiral portion thereof.

The spiral portions 48, 42' and 45 of, the blue, green and red discs respectively are arranged progressively outwardly toward the periphery thereof as shown in Fig. 11 of the drawings and are affixed to flanges 49, 50 and 5| of spool like members 52, 53 and 54. concentrically mounted on theshaft 43 for rotation about said shaft. .The said spool like members are mounted for independent rotation with reference to each other and with reference to the shaft and for this purpose the confronting concentric faces of adjacent members and the confronting concentric faces of the innermost member 54 and the shaft-43, are formed with annular grooves or raceways 55 in which ball bearings 56 are arranged. The sleeve 42 and the shaft 43 have their confronting concentric faces formed with annular grooves or raceways 5! inwhich ball bearings 58 are arranged to thereby permit of free rotation. of the sleeve with referenceto the shaft.

The shaft 43 is mounted in fixed relation in spacedstandards El and 62 secured to a base 53 and in order to rotate thespool likemembers the flanged inner ends 64, 65 and 66 thereof are formed with sprocket teeth on the peripheries thereof forminggears 61 about which sprocket chainsfi'd are trained. Thesaid sprocket chains respectively engage about sprocket wheels 70,- H and 12 mounted on shafts l3, l4 and 15 journaled for rotation in standards 76, TI and I8 respectively. The said shafts have gear 19, and 8| keyed thereon respectively which are driven by means of a motor 82 with intermediate gears 83 and 84 arranged between adjacent gears for turning the gears in the same direction and likewise turning the spool like members and the discs in the same direction. I 1

The gears 10, H and F2 are formed on the outer ends of elongated hubs 85, 86 and 81 respectively which hubs are frictionally fitted'on the shafts '13, 14 and 15 respectively for rotation therewith but which permitsof relative move- -ment of the hubs with'reference to the shafts in order to adjust the discs 38, -39 and 40 on the sleeve 42 to thereby vary the relative portions of the discsdisposed outermost.- In order to rotate the hubs B5, 85 and 8'! with reference to the shafts l3, l4 and I5 respectivelyrthe hubs are formed with enlarged bores extending inwardly from the outer ends thereof respectively to the portions thereof which frictionally engage the shafts to thereby provide a circumferential space or clearance between the enlarged bore portions and the shafts respectively. Mounted on the shafts I3, I4 and 15'are cylindrical sleeves 88, 99 and 90 having their inner ends'located within the enlarged bore portionsof thehubs 85, 8.6 and8I and provided with upstanding projections 9| at the inner ends thereor whiohyextend through longitudinally e'xter' ding slots 92, 93 and 94 formed in the liubs' 85,- 8 6 and 81 respectively to thereby connect the said sleeves with the hubs for rotation therewith. The shafts I3, I4 and I5 are provided with spiral guides such as guide grooves 95 which extend spirally a complete revolution about the shafts respectively and in which engage projections 91 formed on the inner peripheries of the sleeves 88, B9 and 90. The sleeves are formed with flanged outer ends 98 which extend between the furcations of bifurcated lower ends 99 of slide elements I00, mounted for sliding movement in slots I03, I04 and I05 respectively formed in an angulated support I06 secured to the base 63 with the upper portion thereof disposed in overlying relation with the outer ends of the shafts I3, I4 and I5. The slide elements I are formed with handle members I0'I adapted to be grasped for manually moving the slide members longitudinally of the guide grooves 95 to thereby effect relative turning movement of the sleeves with reference to the shafts 13, I4 and 15 by the guided movement of the projections 91 in the grooves 95. The relative movement imparted to the sleeves produces relative movement of the hubs 85, 86 and 8lwith reference to the said shafts during rotation thereof to thereby change the relative position of the discs 30, 39 and 40. Thus the handle members I01 may be selectively actuated to set any one of the discs 38, 39 and 40 in the desired exposed relation with reference to the other discs.

The intermediate gears 83 and 84 are journaled in standards IIO supported in upright relation on the base 63. The bifurcated lower ends 99 of the slide elements I00 are provided with inwardly extending projections III between which the flanges 98 of the sleeves 88, 89 and 90 slidably rotate with the movement of the gears I0, II and I2.

The discs in the forms of the invention illustrated are colored blue, green and red, but it is to be understood that the same may be of any desired color and for the purpose of practicing the invention black, white and grey are understood as colors which may be employed.

The discs in the form of the invention illustrated in Figs. 1 to of the drawings are formed with a sector removed to provide an opening I5 and it is to be understood that said opening may be of any desired size to provide discs of any desired sector formation. The discs as illustrated in the drawings are of annular formation but it is to be understood that the invention is not limited thereto and the same may be of any desired formation having a surface rotatable about a central axis, such as cones, or cylinders, or portions thereof. The said members may be opaque or transparent or may have one or a plurality of colors on each forward face thereof, or the colors may be of any desired pattern.

What is claimed is:

1. In a device for displaying the component of a plurality of colors, a plurality of members having differently colored forward faces, a shaft on which said members are mounted for conjoint rotation with the members arranged so as to dispose a portion of the forward face of each member outermost and in substantially a common plane, said members being mounted on said shaft for independent rotationto' permit of relative adjustment of the members with reference to each other, spools mounted for rotation on said shaft, meansconnecting said members. and said spools respectively for movement of said members with the spools, a driving shaft for each'of said spools, means operatively connecting said driving shafts with said spools respectively for turning the same, hubs fitting said shafts for rotation therewith and permitting of relative movement of the hubs with reference to the shafts respectively, sleeves mounted on said shafts respectively, interengaging spiral guides and projections formed on the sleeves and shafts for relative turning of the sleeves with reference to the shafts when the sleeves are moved longitudinally of the shafts, interengaging means connecting said hubs and sleeves respectively for turning of the sleeves therewith and permitting of movement of the sleeves longitudinally of the shafts, handle members engaging said sleeves for manually imparting reciprocatory movement thereto for retarding the movement of the hubs with reference to the driving shafts respectively to thereby vary the relative positions of the aforesaid members for varying the portions thereof disposed outermost at will during the rotation of the said members.

2. In a device for displaying the component of a plurality of colors, a plurality of differently colored members, a shaft on which said members are mounted for conjoint spinning with the members arranged so as to dispose a portion of the forward face of each member outermost and in substantially a common plane, said members being mounted on said shaft for independent rotation to permit of relative adjustment of the members with reference to each other, means connected with said colored members for spinning the same, cooperating elements rotatable with said spinning means and having interengageable spiral guide and projection for relative turning of one of said elements with reference to the other for rotating one of said colored members with reference to the other colored members, and one of said elements having longitudinal movement with reference to the other to thereby efiect said relative rotation of one of said elements with reference to the other for changing the color component of the colored members during spinning thereof.

3. In a device for displaying the component of a plurality of colors, a. plurality of differently colored members mounted for conjoint spinning with the members arranged so as to dispose a portion of the forward face of each member outermost'and in substantially a common plane,

each of said colored members being mounted for independent rotation to permit of relative adjustment of the members with reference to each other, means for imparting conjoint spinning to said members, and cooperating elements rotatable with said spinning means and having interengaging guide means for relative turning of one of said elements with reference to the other element upon movement of the other element longitudinally thereof for varying the relative position of one of said colored members with reference to the other colored members to thereby change the color component of said colored members during spinning thereof.

BRUNO LAMBERGER.

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